They will be expected to make sure there are enough school places available, ensure the needs
of vulnerable pupils are met and act as a champion for parents.
«Our schools have a high number
of vulnerable pupils with complex dietary issues.
Not exact matches
Osinbajo said the Social Investment Programme launched in 2016 — comprising a jobs scheme for unemployed graduates, a feeding programme for public primary school
pupils, a micro-credit scheme for small businesses, and a cash transfer scheme for our poorest and most
vulnerable households, is a key component
of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.
«The Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant helps support the learning needs
of some
of the most
vulnerable children in our schools yet the per -
pupil value
of the grants has been frozen in cash terms.
Despite changes to legislation made by former education secretary Ruth Kelly, unions claim teachers still remain
vulnerable to allegations
of abuse from their
pupils.
«Employers who fail to disclose safety information leave themselves
vulnerable to legal challenge and industrial action, but more importantly they are behaving recklessly with the health and wellbeing
of staff and other
pupils and this simply can not be justified.»
Buhari said his government was committed to the fight against terrorism and insurgency, adding, «The security services have since been directed to put in place further measures around all schools
vulnerable to attacks to ensure the safety
of our
pupils / students and teachers and school workers.
Using Pastoral Auditor, teachers can audit the consensus
of pupil groups over time, building a secure, centralised «hub»
of evidence for Ofsted and demonstrations
of ongoing strategies to support
vulnerable young people.
Most
of the schools in this latest survey did assure the quality
of the provision reasonably well, but there are risks involved in this situation, particularly as many
of the
pupils who attend alternative provision are the most
vulnerable and disenfranchised in our education system.»
The report said: «This is a very worrying situation, particularly considering that the schools were sending some
of their most
vulnerable pupils to these placements, sometimes for five days a week.»
«If we want to match standards in some
of the world - leading nations and secure greater equity in our education system, more must be done to raise the attainment
of our lowest, and often most
vulnerable,
pupils.»
The
pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part
of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost, high - impact strategies can impacting positively on outcomes for children and young people with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in attainment for our most
vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).
Schools use the PDG in a number
of different ways, including nurture groups for children who may be socially and emotionally
vulnerable, out -
of - hours school learning, on - site multi-agency support and better tracking
of pupils as they progress through school.
A variety
of events help to prepare them for Year 11 towards the end
of Year 10 such as referrals
of identified
vulnerable pupils for early guidance, registration in the Common Application Process (CAP) website, tutor lessons and so on.
At Argyle, we teach many
pupils from a variety
of vulnerable and diverse backgrounds and I want to give them the best start.
Conversations about exclusions are all the rage among politicians, but they tend to focus on three groups: parents,
pupils and the headteachers accused
of pushing
vulnerable students out
of their schools.
A council will review its use
of an infant school in one
of the country's most deprived areas as a polling station after governors complained
vulnerable pupils were losing a «precious day
of learning».
There are plenty
of things a proper, declared middle tier could get on with, including: ensuring a supply
of good teachers; school improvement support for all schools, especially those in deprived areas; good continuing professional development for teachers and leaders; and an effective system
of support for
vulnerable pupils, especially those with special needs.
The proposals formed part
of a wider recommendation for Ofsted to review its processes for getting views
of staff and
pupils — ensuring they target the «most
vulnerable and at - need staff» such as trainees, supply teachers, and catering staff.
The free school meals budget has cost around # 600m each year - but the meals could be
vulnerable as they are not part
of the per -
pupil schools budget, which is protected.
UK charity aims to recruit and develop teachers specially to help
vulnerable pupils at risk
of exclusion
On alternative provision, Mary Bousted said: «We are pleased the Government is going to focus on
vulnerable pupils to ensure their education, whether in mainstream or alternative provision, is safe and
of a high standard.
This insight is a stark reminder to us all that young people, particularly those with SEND and who are often our most
vulnerable groups
of pupils in school, often find themselves relegated to the sidelines and excluded from having a say in decisions that will affect them.
This is a source
of particular satisfaction to the school's principal, Luke Sparkes, who tells me that the school is designed around its most
vulnerable pupils.
The results
of the anonymous survey also showed that schools and colleges are having to do more and more to support very
vulnerable pupils, but are ill - equipped to do so.
MPs on the parliamentary education committee have heard evidence from headteachers and local authority officers, who warned that
vulnerable pupils are being forced out
of mainstream schools due to «cliff - edge» accountability measures and a narrowing
of the school curriculum.
11th November 2016 —
Vulnerable Learners Maximising the Impact
of the
Pupil Premium — Presentation by Marc Rowland, Director
of Policy and Research at National Education Trust
As with
pupils who have special educational, physical or emotional needs, the academy should provide support to ensure that a disproportionate number
of behaviour issues do not arise from these more
vulnerable pupils
The EPI research, commissioned by the Ambition School Leadership charity, also reveals that one
of the most
vulnerable groups
of pupils — those with special needs — do not make it into leading academy trusts in such large numbers.
And while Mr Cameron's cabinet, with so many prominent former public school
pupils, might have been
vulnerable to accusations
of elitism in education, Mrs May will have much more room to manoeuvre.